Just in Time for Father's Day, New Book Celebrates Single Moms Who Fulfill Both Roles

"Mom, Happy Father's Day" by Vien Bui offers a poignant account of the many challenges faced by hardworking single mothers

EVERETT, Wash., June 14, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Author Vien Bui has the perfect FATHER'S DAY GIFT for readers that just happens to be geared towards single moms. "Mom, Happy Father's Day" is meant to give credit where credit is due and that is to hardworking single moms who had to take on both roles.

While this trend seems to continue to grow, there haven't been any books geared towards recognizing this fact. "Mom, Happy Father's Day" is the ideal reading material to help truly understand how important a movement this has been. Whether it is because of a family tragedy or any other reason, the single mom is the most important and most underappreciated role.

It is Vien Bui's account of Thanh-Van Phan, his Mother-In-Law, which sheds light on the hardships of being a hardworking single mom.

Thanh-Van Phan, mother of five young daughters, found out just how difficult life could be, after losing her husband in a sad tragedy during the final days of the Fall of Saigon, Vietnam, in April 1975.

Whether you were raised by a single mom, are a single mom or just want insight into what a true daily challenge this is, "Mom, Happy Father's Day" is sure to help open your eyes. Most importantly, this book is meant to help readers who were raised in a single mom household come to terms with how greatly they should appreciate their mothers.

Life wasn't always easy for Vien Bui and the life he lives now came through a beginning of hardships and a life full of hard work. Bui was born December 12, 1954 in Vietnam. Bui escaped the Communist Regime by boat on November 18, 1979. As fate would have it, Bui was rescued from an English oil ship within international waters in the Pacific. He then spent almost two years in two different refugee camps in Malaysia and the Philippines.

Eventually Bui was sponsored by the Harmons, a wonderful American Family in New Jersey and was able to settle in the US in the summer of 1980. Bui had worked extremely hard to support his school, and graduated from Western Washington University with a BS Degree in Computer Science in 1985. Throughout the course of his life, Bui had worked for companies like Boeing and GTE up until 1997, when he left the 8-5 job to becoming a full-time Commercial Real Estate Investor. More recently, Bui is a published author.